Saturday, January 7, 2012

MSc Scholarships in Computer Science 2012 - Venice (Italy)

Since 2010, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (Italy) has offered a two-year MSc program in "Informatica - Computer Science" (www.unive.it/msc-computer-science) taught in English, which is suitable for students with diverse academic backgrounds. The program unfolds into three semesters of full-time lectures and labs. During the last semester students work on an individual project and dissertation.

The program covers the theory and practice of a wide spectrum of fields in Computer Science and Information Technology, and allows students to pursue a minor in Statistics.
Three suggested sub-programs, resulting from selecting a specific group of elective courses, are the following: (1) Information Sciences and Intelligent Systems sub-program, (2) Software Dependability and IT Security sub-program, and (3) Information Systems and Statistical Analysis.

Candidates who hold a foreign degree, equivalent to a tree-year Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science or related subject (Computer/Electroni c Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, etc.), and are proficient in English, can apply.

Candidates can ask for a pre-evaluation of their qualification and school career (www.unive.it/ evaluation) before starting the official enrolment procedure (the on-line pre-evaluation procedure is open from Jan 15th to May 15th, 2012).
Only students who complete successfully the pre-evaluation procedure by May 15th, 2012 can be awarded with the university international scholarships.

This pre-evaluation procedure is particularly important for non-EU citizens residing abroad, who have to apply as early as possible (we suggest long before the deadline of May 15th, 2012). These students, once received the acceptance letter, have to submit a further pre-enrolment application to an Italian Diplomatic Delegation in order to transmit us all the original documents, and to start as soon a possible a pretty long process to obtain an Italian Student Visa.
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FHI 360′s Global Health Research Fellowship

FHI 360′s Global Health Research Fellowship provides highly motivated master’s-level graduates with an opportunity to work with world-renowned researchers in global health. Research topics include reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. The program offers fellows practical experience in research operations and an opportunity to expand their research skills by making important contributions to specific research studies.

Fellowship Objectives
During the full time, two-year fellowship, fellows will have the opportunity to:
  • Learn about clinical and behavioral research studies;
  • Participate in FHI 360 research activities; and
  • Play a role in developing international capacity in public health research.
Program Summary
FHI’s Global Health Research Fellowship accepts up to two applicants each year to participate in a two-year, post-graduate program located at FHI 360′s headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. Each fellow will be mentored by a cadre of experienced FHI 360 scientists. The fellows will have an opportunity to work with multidisciplinary research teams from a variety of departments.
During the program, fellows are able to participate in several phases of a new or ongoing clinical/behavioral study, including study monitoring; protocol development; data management; and IRB submission and review processes. Fellows will also have the opportunity to learn about and participate in research activities in areas such as clinical science; behavioral and social sciences; health service delivery; operations research; monitoring and evaluation; and more.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply to the Global Health Research Fellowship, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
  • A master’s graduate degree with a strong understanding of global health research, obtained within 12 months prior to beginning the fellowship in July;
  • Hold a record of high academic standing;
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. and travel internationally;
  • Able to make a two-year commitment to FHI 360 Headquarters in Durham, NC, USA;
  • Able to work 40 hours/week.
Application process
The application for the fellowship can be accessed here. To be considered, applications must be received by February 14, 2012. Selected candidates will be invited to FHI for interviews, and the selected Global Health Research Fellow(s) will be notified by the beginning of May. The program begins in early July. Interested applicants are required to submit the following materials:
  • FHI 360 Fellowship application;
  • Two essays (topics found in application);
  • Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which is from graduate faculty from your school who can comment on the application’s academic performance and potential for clinical and behavioral research;
  • Copy of an official graduate school transcript (official transcripts will be required for the in-person interviews);
  • Copy of current resume or CV.
After submission, applicants should receive a confirmation email that the application has been successfully submitted.
Questions or comments? Please contact fellowships(at)fhi360.org
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10 Adorable Beaches

It doesn’t really matter where a beach is located it is always beautiful. But it always remains a center of attraction for the visitors. People get spell bounded by the scenic beauty of the beaches. They simply want to lose themselves in the warm water of the beaches and some beaches are exceptionally adorable. Here are some of the most unique and magnificent beaches of the world.

01. Glass Beach

no one ever considered that a dumping place for the deteriorated materials of the 2nd world war would become so colorful and exceptionally beautiful of the current modern time. This wonder happened in California. 09 more beaches after the break...

02. Inland Beach


This beach is completely inland and is in the existence because of the little cove. It is known as Gulpiyuri beach, located in Spain.

03. Bowling ball beach


Mendecino, California has a beach where there are thousands of rocks appear to have gathered together and look like a small army of the boulders. This beach is now famous with a name of “Bowling Ball Beach”. All the boulders are exactly similar in size and have equal spacing among them naturally.

04. World’s most crowded beach


Huiquan Beach in Qingdao, Shandong Province has a reputation of the world’s most crowded bathing beach and is the biggest sand beach of Asia.

05. Airport Beach


 This airport of Barra is the one and only airport of the world where planes land on the beach. This Scottish airport has only one British aeroplane company which provides the service from Glasgow and Benbecula commercially.

06. Hot Water Beach

 This volcanic beach is located in New Zealand and has about 1,30,000 visitors per year. Here temperature can reach up-to 64’C and you can bath only by digging a hole into it.

07.Refrigerated Beach


No wonder that Dubai is making wonder in this field too by building the worlds first refrigerated beach artificially to provide relief to the tourists from the scorching heat.

08. Red Sand Beach


This beach is located in the south of Hana Bay. Water shoes are recommended as it is having a cliff edge. The Cinder cone hill surrounding the bay gives it beautiful red color.

09. La Caleta Beach


This Spanish beach is now a days a center of attraction for thousands of tourist because of its clear water and beautiful sand color.

10. World’s whitest sand beach


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International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships (IPCS) at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia

Eligibility
Applicants must:
- have received an unconditional offer of admission to a Master degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This means that applicants must have met the Faculty's English language requirements, as well as academic admission requirements. For information on English language requirements, please visit the International Office website.
- have a minimum of 7.0 IELTS (overall) or equivalent if they are from a non-English speaking background
- be commencing postgraduate study at the University for the first time
- be a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand, and may not hold permanent residency in Australia
- NOT be in receipt of any other tuition fee scholarship
- Students must check their visa conditions before applying for leave; and they must apply for permission in advance of taking such leave.
Selection
Selection is based on academic merit, including excellent results in the applicant's English language test. Applicants should provide a statement regarding why they want to undertake their chosen program and what they hope to achieve following graduation. Please note: It is very important that applicants make clear the degree for which they are applying.
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Friday, January 6, 2012

1 or 2 PhD Scholarships within welfare state studies

At the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, 1 or 2 PhD Scholarships are vacant at the Centre for Comparative Welfare Studies, Aalborg Universit

(http://www.epa.aau.dk/forskningsenheder/ccws/). The positions are open for appointment as soon as possible.

The Faculty of Social Sciences wishes to ensure that PhD scholarships provide career opportunities both within and outside of the university. For that reason, PhD scholarships are formed in a manner ensuring that the competencies achieved in the position qualifies to both a career within research and a career in the private and/or public sector. No later than one year before the termination of the position, you are offered an interview in order to clarify your further career.

Qualification requirements:

The PhD scholarship has a duration of three years. Applicants to the PhD scholarship must hold a degree equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree. Applicants enrolled at a Danish Master programme who expect to graduate before the date of appointment must forward a copy of their specialekontrakt and documentation for the date of their final exam.

The completion of the scholarship will be in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities No 18 of 14 January 2008, and it is a prerequisite for allocation of a scholarship that enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School of Social Sciences takes place.

Application requirements
letter of motivation
project proposal (approx. 5 pages in Danish A4 format) containing the research project title, an outline of the course of study and a description of the overall problem areas
information on which language the PhD thesis is expected to be written in
curriculum vitae
diplomas confirming academic degrees, including academic transcripts
foreign applicants must forward verified IELTS test (International English Language Testing System). Exempted are applicants with at Master Degree from Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Astralia and Canada
Publications (max. 5), if relevant. If the publications have been written in cooperation with others, a declaration from each of the authors must be enclosed. The declaration must state the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the total work and be signed by the authors.

The complete application including attachments shall be sent electronically by selecting the "apply online" function.
More detail information, Please visit the Website
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2 PHD POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA, ITALY

The University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria,
Italy, offers an opening for 2 Ph.D positions
for citizens of NON EUROPEAN countries in many
areas including Information Engineering.

The annual amount of the scholarship is ?
13.638,47, including social welfare charges.

Applications must be received by December 29, 2011.

For additional information, please visit:
http://www.unirc.it/documentazione/allegati_news/att_2011113050018_9319.pdf.
please, consider eligibility conditions in Annex
A, Information Engineering, Curriculum 2 (page 5)

Relevant PhD topics in the area of
TELECOMMUNICATIONS networks and systems include
future Internet architectures, vehicular
networks, Internet of things, LTE and LTE-A,
ad-hoc and mesh networking, satellite networks,
WiMAX, game theory, green networking.

If you are interested in Telecommunications topics, please contact
Prof.ssa Antonella MOLINARO, antonella.molinaro@unirc.it
Prof. Antonio IERA, antonio.iera@unirc.it
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

South Africa 2012 Scholarship for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs

Application Deadline : Applications close on 30 April 2012 for students commencing in July 2012.

Eligibility Requirements

Scholarships will only be available to applicants who
  1. are citizens of South Africa;
  2. have applied to Griffith University and who satisfy all appropriate entry requirements for the proposed degree program, including results of previous tertiary level studies, secondary school level studies and English language proficiency as per Griffith University’s Admission Policy for Undergraduate or Postgraduate (coursework) Programs
  3. will be commencing (not existing) students at Griffith University;
  4. are enrolling as a full-time student in a degree at Griffith University; and
  5. must not have previously been awarded this scholarship

Application Requirements

Applicant selection will be based upon:
  1. strong academic merit, a certified/attested true copy of supporting documentation must be submitted with application;
  2. demonstrated leadership ability, applications should include at least one professional reference;
  3. personal character, applications should include at least one reference;
  4. Applicant’s personal statement.  The personal statement should include why the applicant has applied for the scholarship, the selected program of study at Griffith University, and other information they feel strengthens their application for the scholarship.

Selection Process

Scholarship applications are reviewed by a Griffith University selection panel.  The Pro Vice Chancellor (International) will approve the scholarship recipient based on the recommendations of the selection panel.
All scholarship applicants will be advised, in writing, of the outcome of the scholarship by the 23 December 2011.
Scholarship winners will have until 23 January 2012 to accept the scholarship.  Scholarship offers not accepted by this date will be withdrawn by the University.

More detail information, Please visit the Website

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

The International Summer School (ISS) Scholarship 2012


The International Summer School (ISS) offers intensive Master’s and Bachelor’s courses over six weeks. We welcome more than 550 students from nearly 100 countries from late June to early August.

Scholarship applicants

Many applicants will find that they are academically qualified to attend ISS, but they will not meet the requirements set by the scholarship donors. Many scholarship applicants are academically qualified to attend the ISS, but they do not meet the requirements for a scholarship. As a result, the application will be rejected.

To be a successful scholarship candidate you will need to demonstrate:
  • that your academic background is related to the course you wish to take;
  • that your professional background/goals are related to the course you wish to take;
  • financial need;
  • personal qualities that make you a good representative of your country.
Competition for scholarships is high. Many scholarship applicants are rejected in the Pre-Application phase. At this point, the applicant can switch the status to “self-paying” or “sponsored” and try to find the funding from a source outside the ISS.


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Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program 2012


The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program grants 20 awards of $5 000 each annually, to be applied directly towards tuition, books, room and board (where applicable) or other educational expenses for the first year of post-secondary full-time studies in Canada.

Cultivating Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders
Every day, in communities across Canada, young people are actively demonstrating their passion for the environment through the important work they accomplish. These dedicated young Canadians are emerging as tomorrow’s environmental leaders and advocates.
Toyota Canada and the Toyota Canada Foundation in partnership with Earth Day Canada established the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program to help cultivate and nurture this environmental leadership.

The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program encourages and rewards graduating Canadian high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and academic excellence. To date, Toyota Canada, the Toyota Canada Foundation and Earth Day Canada (EDC) have awarded 140 students with $700 000 in scholarships. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship is Canada’s best recognized environmental entrance scholarship.
Environmental issues are increasingly being tackled through multidisciplinary approaches. Future environmental leaders will therefore come from a broad range of academic backgrounds which is why the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship is offered to students entering their first year of post-secondary studies in the discipline of their choice, to prepare themselves for the career of their choice.
Regional panels of community, business and environmental leaders will select the winners who best meet the selection criteria. Awards will be granted in five geographic areas:
-Atlantic Canada
-Quebec
-Ontario
-Western Canada / Northwest Territories / Nunavut
-British Columbia / Yukon
A national winner – selected from the 20 regional winners – will also be awarded the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship National Award and a Panasonic notebook computer at the National Award Ceremony.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Ten Cheapest Cities

Ten Cheapest Cities (New York = 100)
  • Karachi, Pakistan (46)
  • Tunis, Tunisia (51)
  • Mumbai, India (53)
  • Tehran, Iran (55)
  • New Delhi, India (56)
  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (59)
  • Algiers, Algeria (60)
  • Panama City, Panama (60)
  • Manila, Philippines (62)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh (62)
"Karachi in Pakistan is the cheapest location surveyed, with a cost of living level at less than one-half of that of New York and one-third of that of Tokyo," the survey says. Way to go Pakistan. Personally I think Pakistan is a far better country with respect to Tourism, and Investment compared to 99 other countries only if there is observance of good governance.

Weak currency and low levels of economic development are partly to blame. In some cases price controls and state subsidies also contribute to the generally lower costs found in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, according to the analysis.

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10 Most Expensive Cities in the World

(MoneyWatch)  Tokyo is the world's most expensive city, a dubious distinction the capital of Japan has held for most of the last 20 years, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual survey.

In what may be something of a relief to Americans, no U.S. city ranked among the world's 10 most expensive places to live. On the other hand, it's probably not a surprise that no U.S. city made the list of the globe's cheapest places, either.

Despite the human and economic cost of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the yen has strengthened significantly over the last two years, pushing Tokyo back to the top of the rankings, the survey says.

After Tokyo, half of the world's 10 most expensive cities are some of the usual culprits located in Europe, such as Oslo and Paris. However, in what must pain plenty of Australians, red-hot economic growth and a strong currency are rapidly pushing up costs in the land down under. Sydney and Melbourne jumped into the top 10 most expensive cities -- from 32 and 38, respectively -- in just two years.

For comparison, the Economist uses an index where the cost of living in New York equals 100. So Tokyo, with a top index ranking of 161, may be thought of as 61 percent more expensive than New York. Cost indexes are shown in parentheses.

Ten Most Expensive Cities (New York = 100)
  • Tokyo, Japan (161)
  • Oslo, Norway (156)
  • Osaka Kobe, Japan (153)
  • Paris, France (150)
  • Zurich, Switzerland (148)
  • Sydney, Australia (143)
  • Melbourne, Australia (141)
  • Frankfurt, Germany (140)
  • Geneva, Switzerland (138)
  • Singapore (137)

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Top 10-25 Insurance Companies in Australia


Whether its health, car, life or any insurance at all. Choosing the right company to look after you and your family or business is very important. So is how you optimise your website.
BRW recently published the Top 25 Insurance Companies. Then Sticky put them to the online performance test with NLYZR.
NLYZR assess a website using criteria such as On-page SEO, Off-page SEO, Keyword search results, Competitor scores, Social media and traffic conversion. These are crucial aspects of Inbound Marketing.
How do Australia’s top Insurance Consultancies score…..
Ranked 1st
96.48/100 for Medibank Private
Ranked 2nd 
91.4/100 for QBE
Ranked 3rd
89/100 for GIO
Ranked 4th
87.48/100 for RACV
Ranked 5th
86.4/100 for AAMI
Ranked 6th
86.3/100 for RACQ
Ranked 7th
83.2/100 for Suncorp
Ranked 8th
81.2/100 for Insurance Group Australia
Note: ING is now called OnePath – They scored 28/100 when we tested the new site in December 2010. Admittedly it is a brand new site with no PageRank  yet so it will improve over time.
Ranked 9th
80.8/100 for NRMA
Ranked 10th
75/100 for CGU Insurance
Ranked 11th
74.98/100 for NIB Health Funds
Ranked 12th
74.4/100 for AXA Australia
Ranked 13th
73.6/100 for Super Cheap Auto Group
Ranked 14th
72/100 for Lifebroker
Ranked 15th
68/100 for AMP
Ranked 16th
63.6/100 for Australian Unity
Ranked 17th
63.4/100 for Insurance Australia Group
Ranked 18th
60.8/100 for Calliden Insurance
Ranked 19th
56.8/100 for TIO
Ranked 20th
54.4/100 for Genworth Financial
Ranked 21st
52.8/100 for TOWER Australia Group
Ranked 22nd
51.2/100 for BUPA Australia
Ranked 23rd
43.2/100 for Manchester Unity Australia
Ranked 24th
36.8/100 for Atradius
Ranked 25th
28.8/100 for Auto & General Insurance
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